My 11-second interview with Julian Edelman
As part of a Dunkin Donuts promotion with Julian Edelman I recently had the opportunity to sit down with the New England Patriots wide receiver and ask him anything. The catch? I had only...
Category: Interviews
How to Meet Celebrities with OLV’s Christine Bord
When I first started graphing seven years ago I’d hear rumors of film shoots around Boston but I could never track them down. Fleets of equipment trucks, trailers of film stars, cameras and bright...
Autograph University Interview – Brandon Steiner (Part 2)
Read Part One of this interview. Autograph University: What criteria do you use to identify athletes to add to the Steiner Sports roster? Brandon Steiner: It’s a basic criteria—have they done something that will...
Autograph University Interview – Brandon Steiner (Part 1)
You may know Brandon Steiner as the eponymous founder of Steiner Sports, the New York-based sports memorabilia empire that has become a polarizing force—but a force, nonetheless—in the world of autograph collecting. But in...
Autograph University Interview – Blake Glass (Autographs 4 Alopecia)
We can learn a lot from Blake Glass. The 11-year old autograph collector and founder of Autographs 4 Alopecia has turned his passion for the hobby into a platform for raising awareness about alopecia...
Reddit Q&A with Matt Raymond, in-person autograph collector
This week I participated in a Q&A session with the reddit community about being an in-person autograph collector. It was great fun fielding user-submitted questions about the hobby and my own experiences. Check out...
Anatomy of an Autograph Signing – Josh Hamilton
Five hundred baseballs, three hundred photos, two hundred bats and one hundred jerseys silently await Josh Hamilton’s signature inside the boardroom of a Seattle hotel. Matt Hazzard walks around a giant surfboard-shaped table in...
Matt Raymond Discusses Autograph University Yearbook on Cardboard Connection Radio
Thanks to the guys at Cardboard Connection Radio for having me on their show Wednesday night—it was a lot of fun. I encourage you to check out the archived episode which is posted below...
Autograph University Interview – Dirk Hayhurst
Minor league pitcher turned major league author Dirk Hayhurst takes readers inside the clubhouse and inside the mind of a professional athlete. His New York Times bestselling memoir, Bullpen Gospels, tells the story of...
Matt Raymond Talks In Person Graphing on the Indy Autographs Podcast
I was interviewed for the premier episode of a new autograph-focused podcast called the Indy Autographs Podcast, started by Indianapolis-based collector Brian Herbert. We cover a number of topics related to in person autograph...